We always buy crafts from oriental trading, for our military events, because of the cost, quantities, and quality. We had 90+ kids attending the picnic, and this was a great addition to our other kids' activities. Just a heads up though, you need time to get this ready. Each "pen" is individually wrapped. Then, you have to unscrew each cap, unscrew each nozzle, remove a little plug, then place nozzle and cap back on. So there was more prep work than anticipated -- and when you order multiple sets, you need to set some time aside to do this. Kids did this craft on their own, but they needed supervision, as a few younger ones proceeded to squeeze mountains of goo on their sun-catchers, wasting the pens.

Pros: quality, Age appropriateness, Child's Favorite

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These sun catchers and paint are good quality and can be completed by children age 3 and above with a little supervision, but be ware of opening the paints. There are no instructions to tell you to screw off the tip after you remove the cap and remove the little plug inside the tube, then reattach the tip. My granddaughter was the first to discover the interior plug after squeezing the tube hard enough that the paint spurted out all over her shirt, her face, her glasses, and her hair - what a shock! And the paint doesn't come out very easily. Same paint is included in the camp name tags.

Pros: Age appropriateness, quality

Cons: lack of instructions, difficult to clean up

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no instructions included. Paint comes out too fast. Projects turned out messy for 8 year olds.

Cons: no instructions

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The pens did not come ready to use, there were no instructions that said you needed to poke a hole in the end of the pens. Several of the kids in my group tried to use the pens, squeezed them and the paint went everywhere, including their clothes and mine. I had upset parents and a mess everywhere. The paint does not wash out! Beware - make sure you try them out before your event so that the paint does not make a mess.

Pros: sun catchers were cute

Cons: no instructions, not ready to use

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We bought this craft for an end of the year luau party. The actual Sun Catchers are very cute although they did not come with any string or suction cups to hang to a window. The worst problem was the paint pens that came with the kit. Many of them were missing the inner nozzle so when the kids squeezed them the paint exploded out everywhere in hair on the desks all over. We just used regular markers and they came out nice. As a long-time customer of Oriental Trading I was very disappointed in the quality of the paint pens.

Pros: Age appropriateness

Cons: quality, cheap paint pens

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Purchased this for my child's birthday party as a craft activity for 18 kids. The paint was all stuck together. It also had a very toxic smell, similar to what other reviewers mentioned in previous posts. When we opened the cap, some oil came out as well. Out of all the paint tubes, we were only able to use 1. We ended up throwing out the paint tubes and the craft since it was unusable. Should the paint have been usable, i can imagine it being very fun. However, this was not the case with our experience. I do not recommend this product.

Cons: quality

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I bought these for use at a day camp, I had girls from age 5 to 15. They all really liked the project. I liked that everything came together and I didn't have to get separate paints. The pens do require unwrapping and the plug removed, but we managed. Even my non-crafty child said she liked those, and we should do it again. I did order suction cup hooks to go with these.

Pros: Assembly, Age appropriateness, Educational

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The suncatchers were a big hit, but the paint less so. I had as much trouble with the paint as the 7 and 8 year olds. It was hard to control, messy, and weeks later still sticky. They certainly didn't dry in time for anyone to bring home despite allowing several hours. It was hard to wash off hands, and I'm still waiting for word if there is anyway to get it off clothing. The catchers themselves were lovely, but markers would have been far better all around than this paint. (Hanging hooks might have been nice too, but I knew those were not included from the start.)

Cons: quality

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We don’t like that our Tropical Suncatcher Craft Kit let you down. Since we like smiles, (smiling’s our favorite) we’re always committed to making you happy and we appreciate feedback that will help us get better. If you are not 100% completely psyched with your order, just give us a shout at 1-800-228-2269 and we will turn that frown upside down with a no hassle exchange or refund. We hope to see you soon!

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